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Mariyam Shakeela is a Maldivian businesswoman and politician who was the former Minister for Health and Family and the Minister of Environment and Energy of Maldives.[1]
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Biography edit
A doctoral graduate from Curtin University, Shakeela had worked as an Executive Board of World Health Organization[citation needed] and a Cabinet Minister in the Government of Maldives. She is one of the founding partners of SIMDI Group of companies which is an off shoot of one of the oldest companies in Maldives. She has reportedly headed profit and non-profit institutions, membership in international bodies and was considered one of an active Civil Society contributors of advocacy on Human Rights, building peace and security.
Political career edit
On 21 November 2013, she was appointed the minister of Health and Gender which was abolished in tye latee year 1 July, 2014.[note 1]
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Notes edit
- ^ Because of work load, the president of Maldives splitted the ministry into Ministry of Law and Gender and Ministry of Health. The President's nomination for Minister of Health ro Shakeela was dismissed from the cabinet on 11 August 2014, after the Parliament voted against granting approval for her to continue in office. Following the rejection, Mohamed Nazim was appointed as Acting Minister of Health.
Citations edit
- ^ "Indian school teacher raped in Maldives". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
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